Chapter 10

Traveling under the name Alexandra Lance, Nyssa arrived at Starling International Airport and passed through the TSA and customs without a problem his time. Her first stop was Queen Incorporated. Cutting a striking figure in her knee high boots, black dress with a slit up the side, and wearing a black fedora, she walked through the lobby of the building like a queen among her people. After being cleared by security she took the elevator up to the executive floor, where Naomi escorted her into Oliver's office.

"Naomi, thank you. We'll be leaving for lunch soon and I won't be back for the rest of the day," said Oliver.

"Yes, Mr. Queen," said Naomi, who didn't exit without giving Nyssa a curious look.

Oliver stood up and came around his desk to greet her. As he got close Nyssa slapped him across the face as hard as she could. Oliver closed his eyes for a second in order to suppress his temper then he opened them. He didn't respond.

"You made Malcolm Merlyn the next Ra's Al Ghul without even telling me," she spat. "Now, husband, I must admit I was angered by this. You know how I feel about Malcolm Merlyn."

"It was necessary for the greater good. Without Merlyn I wouldn't have been able to deal with the league the way I did. Without Merlyn, I probably would have succumb to those herbs they used to brainwash me," he told her.

"That is not good enough, husband," she said.

"We are not married, Nyssa. It has never been consummated and you know it. We are not a married couple," he said.

"The service was real and the words were real and as long as Malcolm Merlyn runs the League of Assassins then our marriage is real," she hissed. "If all I need to do to make it official is mount you then I will with or without your permission or consent."

Oliver ran his right hand over his face in frustration. This was not what he needed. Nyssa as an ally was barely manageable, but Nyssa as a wild card was like trying to control a flood with paper towels.

"As long as it isn't consummated then I can have Malcolm annul it," Oliver said in his most threatening voice.

"Malcolm Merlyn will not annul it because part of his power comes from having you as Al Sahim Warif Al Ghul married to Nyssa Al Ghul, husband. Most of the league views you as the true Ra's Al Ghul not him. He is a placeholder. You cannot trust Malcolm," she said with spite.

Oliver closed his eyes and sighed. She was right about Malcolm. He opened his eyes and looked at the angry woman in front of him.

"Now I want us to be allies not enemies, so can we try to work together?" asked Oliver.

"I shall stay at your home and we shall discuss this," she said.

"Do you have luggage?" he asked.

"It will be delivered by league members wherever I tell them to deliver it," she said. "I may not have ended up my father's heir, but I am still the wife of Al Sahim."

Oliver exhaled slowly in order not to lose his temper.

"Let's get out of here and go to the mansion. We can have lunch and discuss why you are here," said Oliver.

"I know why I am here, Oliver," she said. "It may not be the same reason you think I am here for."

Oliver's jaw clenched in frustration then he said, "We'll talk."

Arrow

Cisco and Michael Holt were meeting with her team tonight along with Lyla. It was time to introduce them and get them to work together, to trust each other, while she was gone with Oliver to Japan. As the teams mingled at a Palmer Technologies, she knew Oliver had to deal with league business, a thought that still made her shiver. Felicity had hoped that Oliver was done with the League of Assassins. Diggle entered her office unannounced. He was the only one allowed to enter her office unannounced.

"Hey, Dig," she said.

"Felicity," he said then walked over and sat down.

"Grumpy," she noted.

"I don't like working with the league," he growled. "You can't trust them. And Malcolm Merlyn is especially untrustworthy."

"Dig, if the HIVE are as powerful as we are being led to believe then we are going to need the league's help as well as A.R.G.U.S. and you know that," she said.

"I know, Felicity, but that doesn't stop me from worrying about what we are getting involved in," he sighed.

"Amanda Waller is willing to deal with the league now. She views them as less a threat under Malcolm," she pointed out.

"That is because Malcolm Merlyn could talk a blind dog off a meat truck. That bastard is as devious as they come. At least, the last Ra's Al Ghul had some kind of honor," Diggle stated.

"Dig," Felicity sighed, "this is also about Oliver, isn't it? You still don't trust him. You are angry at him still."

Diggle grinned a mirthless smile. Felicity knew him and Oliver too well.

"Maybe," he said.

"Maybe?" she pushed.

He smiled then said, "You're right."

"Lyla appears to trust him enough to let him babysit Sara," said Felicity.

"I know that Oliver would give his life for Sara, just as long as he wasn't on one of his 'I have to save the world' missions," said Dig.

"I'm sorry," Felicity said softly. "You miss your friend."

"I miss my brother," said Dig.

"He does, too," added Felicity.

Dig nodded then smiled, "Let's eat."

Arrow

Oliver had turned the second floor small ballroom into a training room. After a long flight getting to Starling City, she insisted on a workout choosing sparring with Oliver over a solitary work out. They circled each other with their swords then Nyssa attacked. After several passes and engagements she finally backed off.

"You are rusty, husband. You have not been keeping up with using a sword," said Nyssa.

"Stop calling me husband, Nyssa," growled Oliver. "And I have no reason to use a sword in Starling City."

"If you were this rusty against my father you would have lost and he would still be Ra's Al Ghul," she said.

"But I didn't lose to him. I defeated him," smiled Oliver.

"I've always meant to ask you how you did beat Ra's Al Ghul," said Nyssa. "He was superior to you in terms of experience and skill."

"Malcolm mentioned once that only the student can beat the master. I became his student and learned how he fought and how he thought when fighting," said Oliver. "I was able to beat my master because I had learned from him enough to defeat him."

"You have defeated me twice..."

"Three times," Oliver corrected her.

Nyssa's expression became one of regret and sadness.

"The first time Sara was poisoned. I stopped fighting," said Nyssa.

"If you say so," smiled Oliver. "Sara is alive. Did you know that?"

"She as revived in a Lazarus Pit. I found out after it happened. She was then forced onto a team that is fighting an evil that needs to be defeated. I offered to join her crusade but I was refused. She will not return to me or the league until the evil is defeated, so I am able to spend time with my husband."

With grace and speed she came at him again, but Oliver was ready. He was goading her into an attack. He dodged her blade, then he blocked it, and finally he executed a leg sweep knocking her onto her ass.

Oliver heard a growl of anger coming from Nyssa, so he suppressed his smile. He didn't want to goad her into a real fight. Oliver offered her his right hand. She took it and he helped her up.

"I gather you are not as rusty as I thought," she said then paused for a moment, "husband."

Oliver rolled his eyes, as Nyssa smiled.

"Felicity will be joining us tonight, Nyssa," said Oliver, "so enough with the husband."

"Heir to the Demon - should I call you that instead?" asked Nyssa. "Maybe I can just call you Al Sahim? It is also your name. You have the brand on your back to prove it."

"I'm done with the league, Nyssa. I want nothing more to do with it," stated Oliver.

"If you are the one who takes down Damien Darhk then no one will follow Malcolm as Ra's Al Ghul. Everyone will know that you are the true heir. You killed Ra's Al Ghul and then you defeated the league's greatest rival. That is why I'm here. Malcolm wants the league to kill Darhk not you. He wants me to help you but not really help you. Once we have enough intel I am supposed to send it to Malcolm and he will use it to kill Darhk himself," said Nyssa.

"I intend on stopping Darhk not killing him," said Oliver.

"Like my father the only way to stop Darhk is by killing him," said Nyssa. "He is too experienced and too old to be kept in a prison for long. You must kill him to stop him and to stop his HIVE."

"Your father told me he took with him some of the Lazarus Pit's water," said Oliver.

"Yes, he did," she answered.

"I need to know more about the water from the pit. I need to know what gives it the power cure people's injuries and resurrect someone from the dead," said Oliver.

"They say there is one who is expert in many things supernatural and magical. He is not so much wise as a collector or knowledge and information," said Nyssa. "His name is John Constantine."

"Where can I find him?" asked Oliver.

"Constantine lives by whim. He could be in London or he could be in Gotham City. For all I know he could be in Starling City. He travels a great deal," said Nyssa.

"Before we go to Japan I need to talk to this Constantine. If he has insight in the water of the pit, we may have a way to deal with Darhk and Malcolm and a great many of our problems," stated Oliver.

"I can send out the word through my contacts in the league to find out where Constantine is. Once he is found we can travel to see him then go on to Japan," said Nyssa.

"Do so," said Oliver.

Nyssa looked at him defiantly for a moment. Oliver smiled then said, "Wife."

A sneer twisted Nyssa's lips then she turned and left the training room. Oliver shook his head. It was going to be difficult keeping Felicity and Nyssa from butting heads.

Arrow

"There are refreshments on the table," Felicity announced as she pointed to a table with sandwiches and other food items, as well as drinks. Felicity had a different management style than Oliver. She told Dig it was her inner Jewish mother.

"Oooh, I'm hungry," said Cisco.

He headed right over to the table and to make a plate for himself. Michael Holt smiled and then looked at Felicity.

"Thank you, Miss Smoak for holding this meeting," he said.

"Please, call me Felicity," she said. "Laurel, Thea, Dig, and I look forward to working with you."

"What about me?" Steve Trevor spoke up.

Felicity ignored him, but Lyla didn't.

"I should have brought two pacifiers, one for Sara and one for you, Steve," she said.

"I do like to suckle," he smirked.

"Ignore A.R.G.U.S. Agent Trevor," said Felicity. "We do."

"You hurt my feelings," smiled Trevor.

Diggle glared at him. The man wouldn't take no for an answer.

"Well, Cisco and I look forward to working with you here and at the Green Arrow's base," said Michael.

"We are finally going to get to see the new base," said Laurel.

"Yeah, Oliver hasn't even really invited me there," said Thea.

Dig smiled then looked at Felicity, "You've seen it."

"Of course, she has," remarked Laurel.

Felicity ignored her knowing that Laurel probably didn't even realize she was sending off the signals she was. Oliver would always be a sensitive topic for Laurel.

"What's it like?" asked Dig.

"It has real possibilities. To begin with it is huge and he isn't even using most of the space," she smiled. "I'd like to get out of here for our base, so maybe I can convince Oliver to share."

"He'd share anything with you, Fe," said Thea.

Felicity blushed. Laurel snorted.

Michael looked over at some of Felicity's computers. His eyes lit up.

"Now our base could use some of these systems," said Michael.

"I know. I saw what Oliver put in his base. The systems are good, top of the line, but...," Felicity smiled.

"Not cutting edge. You have the cutting edge here. I like it. Hell, I want it," Michael remarked.

"Maybe I can talk to Oliver about doing a joint venture with Palmer technologies," mused Felicity.

"I think you can convince him, Felicity," said Laurel.

Her tone was an attempt at humor but there was a hint of annoyance in it. Felicity chose again to ignore it. She knew that Laurel was having issues with her and Olive, but now wasn't the time to confront those issues.

"Well, I'll push him to do it," said Michael. "I think Star Lab and Palmer Technologies should do the joint venture. We are the cutting edge of QI."

"I think that can be arranged," smiled Felicity.

"How about we talk about things that we who don't excited about technology can participate in," offered Diggle.

"Okay, let's get to know each other," Felicity grinned.

Arrow

Felicity arrived at the mansion at ten o'clock in the evening. The get to know each other meeting went better than she thought it would. Her only problem now was to get whatever problems Laurel had with her out in the open. They had been getting along well until she got back together with Oliver. And Oliver will also be that man for Laurel. They needed to talk.

She parked her hybrid then let herself into the home to find Oliver sitting on the stairs of the main staircase looking exhausted. Felicity scanned the area looking for Nyssa but didn't see her.

"Where's league girl?" she asked.

"She is showering after our third training session of the day," sighed Oliver.

"Is that why you look so tired?" she asked with a smile.

Oliver shook his head. He realized that the best way to deal with Nyssa was by getting Felicity in on the fight.

"Felicity, I have something to tell you," he started to speak.

"Okay, I'm not going to like this, am I? I can tell because you've got your knotted brow, you know the 'you have failed this city' brow. Usually, you have your bow nocked with arrow when you have this face. I'm not sure I am going to want to hear what you have to say," rambled Felicity.

"Felicity," snapped Oliver to stop her.

She shut her mouth and stared at him waiting for him to speak.

"Nyssa is holding the wedding over my head. She wants me to remove Malcolm as Ra's Al Ghul otherwise she will continue to be the wife of Al Sahim Warif Al Ghul. She calls me husband knowing it gets under my nerves and knowing that I am not really married to her," he told her.

"But you two aren't still married, right?" Felicity asked. "There was a Nanda Parbat divorce, right?"

"Felicity, the marriage has never been consummated let alone a divorce. The ceremony was real and I could demand Malcolm to annul it, but he probably won't since according to Nyssa he uses the fact that I am still Al Sahim Warif Al Ghul married to Nyssa Al Ghul to stay in his position of Ra's Al Ghul. Having the Demon Head's ring isn't enough it appears. Many in the league view me as the true Ra's Al Ghul since I killed the old one. They allow Malcolm to stay in power because I allow him," he explained.

"Knowing Malcolm Merlyn he has a plan to solidify his position. What is it?" she asked.

"He believes if he kills Damien Darhk that it will increase his power in the league. The league followers will start looking at him as the true Ra's Al Ghul. He sent Nyssa to be his eyes and ears. Also, she is supposed to keep me from killing Damien Darhk," Oliver told her.

"Nyssa wants your help," stated Felicity.

He nodded his head yes.

"She wants me to kill Darhk become Ra's Al Ghul replacing Malcolm and place her in charge, while I live in Starling City then she will allow an annulment of the marriage," he said.

"Or?"

"Or she will never let me go and she will find a way to consummate the marriage," Oliver said softly.

"Consummate the marriage. What is she going to do give you some sort of league roofie and rape you?" growled Felicity.

"Something like that," sighed Oliver.

Felicity stormed over to Oliver, took him by the hand, and started to lead up the stairs.

"Felicity, where are we going?" he asked.

"To bed where I am going to consummate your ass off and I am to consummate it as loud as I have ever been in my life. I recommend Miss Al Ghul get earplugs if she wants to get a good night sleep," growled Felicity. "You belong to me and to no one else and Miss Nyssa Al Ghul is about to learn that."

Oliver couldn't help but smile, as they headed down the hallway and Nyssa came out of the guest bedroom she was staying in. Felicity glared at her as she pulled Oliver into the master bedroom then shut the door with a loud bang. Nyssa smiled and laughed to herself. She didn't want to consummate the marriage, but she did want Oliver to deal with Malcolm for her.

"Sara was right about Felicity. She is Al Sahim's soulmate," she grinned then went back into the bedroom.